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==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love)" (1931), her first published song, was recorded by [[Bing Crosby]].<ref>Myrna Oliver, [http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/12/news/mn-53305 "Bernice Petkere; Composer Wrote 'Starlight'"], ''LA Times'', January 12, 2000.</ref> She also wrote radio themes for [[CBS]]. Other notable songs include "[[Lullaby of the Leaves]]", "The Lady I Love", "[[Close Your Eyes (1933 song)|Close Your Eyes]]" (1933), "My River Home", "By a Rippling Stream", "Stay Out of My Dreams", "A Mile a Minute" and "It's All So New to Me", which was featured in the [[Joan Crawford]] film ''[[The Ice Follies of 1939]]'' (MGM, 1939).
Born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love)" (1931), her first published song, was recorded by [[Bing Crosby]].<ref>Myrna Oliver, [http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jan/12/news/mn-53305 "Bernice Petkere; Composer Wrote 'Starlight'"], ''LA Times'', January 12, 2000.</ref> She also wrote radio themes for [[CBS]]. Other notable songs include "[[Lullaby of the Leaves]]",<ref>Words by Joe Young, published by Irving Berlin, Inc., 1931</ref> "The Lady I Love", "[[Close Your Eyes (1933 song)|Close Your Eyes]]" (1933), "My River Home", "By a Rippling Stream", "Stay Out of My Dreams", "A Mile a Minute" and "It's All So New to Me", which was featured in the [[Joan Crawford]] film ''[[The Ice Follies of 1939]]'' (MGM, 1939).


Petkere was a member of [[ASCAP]] and the [[Writers Guild of America]]. Her songs have been recorded by [[Kurt Elling]], [[Tony Bennett]], [[Doris Day]], [[Peggy Lee]], [[Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)|Nancy Wilson]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Queen Latifah]], [[Vic Damone]], [[Betty Carter]], [["Sweets" Edison|Harry "Sweets" Edison]] and [[Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis]] (together, in an instrumental version), [[Harry Belafonte]], [[The Ventures]], and [[Kate Smith]].
Petkere was a member of [[ASCAP]] and the [[Writers Guild of America]]. Her songs have been recorded by [[Kurt Elling]], [[Tony Bennett]], [[Doris Day]], [[Peggy Lee]], [[Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)|Nancy Wilson]], [[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Queen Latifah]], [[Vic Damone]], [[Betty Carter]], [["Sweets" Edison|Harry "Sweets" Edison]] and [[Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis]] (together, in an instrumental version), [[Harry Belafonte]], [[The Ventures]], and [[Kate Smith]].

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Bernice Petkere
Born(1901-08-11)August 11, 1901
OriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
DiedJanuary 7, 2000(2000-01-07) (aged 98)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
GenresPopular music
OccupationSongwriter

Bernice Petkere (August 11, 1901 – January 7, 2000) was an American songwriter. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin.

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love)" (1931), her first published song, was recorded by Bing Crosby.[1] She also wrote radio themes for CBS. Other notable songs include "Lullaby of the Leaves",[2] "The Lady I Love", "Close Your Eyes" (1933), "My River Home", "By a Rippling Stream", "Stay Out of My Dreams", "A Mile a Minute" and "It's All So New to Me", which was featured in the Joan Crawford film The Ice Follies of 1939 (MGM, 1939).

Petkere was a member of ASCAP and the Writers Guild of America. Her songs have been recorded by Kurt Elling, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Queen Latifah, Vic Damone, Betty Carter, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (together, in an instrumental version), Harry Belafonte, The Ventures, and Kate Smith.

Petkere died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 98.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Myrna Oliver, "Bernice Petkere; Composer Wrote 'Starlight'", LA Times, January 12, 2000.
  2. ^ Words by Joe Young, published by Irving Berlin, Inc., 1931
  3. ^ "Reuters Obituary, January 12, 2000". Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
  4. ^ AllMovies.com
  5. ^ Internet Movie Database


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